CVE-2023-25523

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-07-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability in the nvdisasm binary file, where an attacker may cause a NULL pointer dereference by providing a user with a malformed ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a partial denial of service.

Affected products

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit: before 12.2 — fixed in 12.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 12.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5469
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5469

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